Schimel, the state’s former Republican attorney general, is embracing politics in ways the last conservative who ran for the court did not. He’s accepting money from the state Republican Party, getting help from Elon Musk and has presented the stakes of the race in more than just legal terms, framing it as part of a battle between good and evil.

Supporters of both Judges Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel gathered Wednesday evening as the two Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates took the debate stage.

A debate was held in Milwaukee for the two candidates running for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Brad Schimel and Judge Susan Crawford took center stage at Marquette University's Law School Wednesday night for what will most likely be their only debate until the April 1 Election Day.